Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 28, 2025	Nov. 30, 2024
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 12,118,759	$ 13,291,556
Assets	[2]	34,986,103	41,312,781
Homebuilding
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total liabilities	[1]	10,251,491	10,863,209
Consolidated inventory not owned	[2]	3,454,642	4,084,665
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate		5,161,259	3,625,372
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned	[1]	3,037,085	3,563,934
Assets	[2]	29,885,928	35,594,469
Land Bank | Homebuilding
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consolidated inventory not owned		815,900
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate		2,200,000
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		633,400
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consolidated inventory not owned		2,500,000
Consolidated inventory not owned, not recorded		994,000
Decrease in liabilities related to inventory not owned		630,000
Increase (Decrease) in Consolidated Inventory, Not Owned, Recorded		630,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Homesite Takedown
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Increase in homesite under options		801,400
Decrease in liabilities related to inventory not owned		1,000,000
Decrease related consolidated inventory not owned		1,100,000
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities Related to Land Under Purchase Options, Not Owned, Recorded		739,200
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total liabilities		2,400,000	2,700,000
Assets		3,000,000	3,700,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total liabilities		19,500
Assets		315,800
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Homebuilding
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consolidated inventory not owned		2,500,000	2,800,000
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		$ 2,300,000	$ 2,600,000

[1] As of February 28, 2025, total liabilities include $2.4 billion related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $67.8 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $2.3 billion in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $6.0 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debt payable, $0.8 million in Homebuilding other liabilities, and $1.0 million in Multifamily liabilities. As of November 30, 2024, total liabilities include $2.7 billion related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $67.3 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $2.6 billion in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $6.0 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, net, $45.8 million in Homebuilding other liabilities, and $1.0 million in Multifamily liabilities.

[2] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations (“ASC 810”), the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations. As of February 28, 2025, total assets include $3.0 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $72.3 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $4.4 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $5.6 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $342.4 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $2.5 billion in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $67.7 million in Homebuilding deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, $0.3 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $11.7 million in Homebuilding other assets and $35.5 million in Multifamily assets. As of November 30, 2024, total assets include $3.7 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $67.0 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $6.0 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $9.7 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $602.9 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $2.8 billion in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $71.8 million in Homebuilding deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, $0.3 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $42.3 million in Homebuilding other assets and $33.9 million in Multifamily assets.